See also:FORRES (Gaelic, far uis, " near See also:water ")
, a royal and See also:police See also:burgh of See also:Elginshire, See also:Scotland
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Pop
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(1891) 3971; (1901) 4317
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It is situated on the Findhorn, which sweeps past the See also:town and is crossed by a suspension See also:bridge about a mile to the W., sr m
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W. of See also:Elgin by the Highland railway, and 6 m. by road from Findhorn, its See also:port, due See also:north
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It is one of the most See also:ancient towns in the north of Scotland
.
See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King Donald (892-900), son of See also:Constantine, died in See also:Forres, not without suspicion of poisoning, and in it King See also:Duff (961-967) was murdered
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See also:Macbeth is said to have slain See also:Duncan in the first structure that gave its name to Castlehill, which was probably the See also:building demolished in 1297 by the adherents of See also:Wallace
.
The next See also:castle was a royal See also:residence from 1189 to 1371 and was occupied occasionally by See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William the See also:Lion, See also:Alexander II. and See also:David II
.
It was burned down by the See also:Wolf of See also:Badenoch in 1390
.
The ruins on the See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
hill; however, are those of a later edifice and are surmounted by a See also:granite See also:obelisk, 65 ft. high, raised to the memory of Surgeon See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James See also:Thomson, a native of See also:Cromarty, who at the cost of his See also:life tended the See also:Russian wounded on the See also:- FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
- FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
- FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
- FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
- FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
- FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
- FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
- FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
- FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
- FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
- FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)
field of the See also:Alma
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The public buildings include the town See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall, a See also:fine and commodious See also:house on the site of the old tolbooth; the See also:Falconer museum, containing among other exhibits several valuable- fossils, and named after Dr See also:Hugh Falconer (18o8-1865), the distinguished palaeontologist and botanist, a native of the town; the See also:mechanics' See also:institute; the agricultural and See also:market hall; Leanchoil See also:hospital and See also:- ANDERSON
- ANDERSON, ADAM (1692—1765)
- ANDERSON, ALEXANDER (c. 1582-1620?)
- ANDERSON, ELIZABETH GARRETT (1836— )
- ANDERSON, JAMES (1662—1728)
- ANDERSON, JAMES (1739-1808)
- ANDERSON, JOHN (1726-1796)
- ANDERSON, MARY (1859– )
- ANDERSON, RICHARD HENRY (1821–1879)
- ANDERSON, ROBERT (1750–1830)
- ANDERSON, SIR EDMUND (1530-1605)
Anderson's Institution for poor boys
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The See also:cross, in Decorated See also:Gothic, stands beside the town hall
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Adjoining the town on the See also:south-See also:east is the beautifully-wooded See also:Cluny Hill, a favourite public resort, carrying on its See also:summit the See also:tower, 70 ft. high, which Was erected in 18o6 to the memory of See also:Nelson, and on its See also:southern slopes a well-known hydropathic
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An excellent See also:golf-course extends from Kinloss to Findhorn
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The See also:industries comprise the manufacture of chemicals and artificial See also:manures, granite polishing, See also:flour and sawmills, See also:boot- and See also:shoe-making, See also:carriage-building and woollen manufactures
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There is also considerable See also:trade in See also:cattle
.
Sueno's See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
Stone, about 23 ft. high, probably the finest sculptured monolith in Scotland, stands in a field to the east of the town
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Its origin and See also:character have given rise to endless surmises
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It is carved with figures of soldiers, priests, slaughtered men and captives on one See also:side, and on the other with a cross and Runic ornamentation
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One theory is that it is a relic of the See also:early See also:Christian See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church, symbolizing the See also:battle of life and the triumphof See also:good over evil
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According to an older tradition it was named after Sueno, son of Harold, king of See also:Denmark, who won a victory on the spot in 1008
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A third conjecture is that it commemorates the See also:expulsion of the Danes from See also:Moray in 1014
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See also:Skene's view is that it See also:chronicles the struggle in 900 between See also:Sigurd, See also:earl of See also:Orkney, and Maelbrigd, Maormor of Moray
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Another storied stone is called the Witches' Stone, because it marks the See also:place near Fortes where Macbeth is said to have encountered the weird sisters
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Forres is one of the See also:Inverness See also:district See also:group of See also:parliamentary burghs, the other members being See also:Nairn, See also:Fortrose and Inverness
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The town is amongst the healthiest in Scotland and has the lowest rainfall in the See also:county
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Within 2 M. of Forres, to the S.W., See also:lie the beautiful See also:woods of Altyre, the seat of the See also:Gordon-Cummings
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Three See also:miles farther south is Relugas House, the favourite residence of See also:Sir See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas See also:Dick See also:Lauder, romantically situated on a height near the confluence of the Divie and the Findhorn
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Not far away stand the ruins of the old castle of Dunphail
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On the See also:left See also:bank of the Findhorn, 3a in
.
W. of Fortes, is situated See also:Brodie Castle, partly ancient and. partly See also:modern
.
The Brodies—the old name of their See also:estate was Brothie, from the Irish broth, a ditch, in allusion to the See also:trench that ran from the See also:village of Dyke to the north of the house—were a See also:family of See also:great consequence at the See also:period of the See also:Covenant
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Alexander Brodie (1617-1680), the fourteenth See also:laird, was one of the commissioners who went to the See also:Hague to treat with See also:Charles IL, and afterwards became a Scottish See also:lord of session and. an See also:English See also:judge
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He and his son were regarded as amongst the staunchest of the Presbyterians
.
Farther south is the See also:forest of Darnaway, famous for its.oaks, in which stands the earl of Moray's See also:mansion of Darnaway Castle
.
It occupies the site of the castle which was built by Thomas See also:Randolph, the first earl
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Attached to it is the great hall, capable of accommodating loon men, with an open roof of fine dark See also:oak, the only remaining portion of the castle that was erected by See also:Archibald See also:Douglas; earl of Moray, in 1.450
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See also:Queen See also:Mary held a See also:council in it in 1562
.
Earl Randolph's See also:chair, not unlike the See also:coronation chair, has been preserved Kinloss See also:Abbey, now in ruins, stands some 22 in. to the N.E. of Fbrres
.
It was founded in 1150 by David I., and remained in the hands of the See also:Cistercians till its suppression at the See also:Reformation
.
See also:Robert See also:Reid, who ruled from 1526 to 1540, was its greatest See also:- ABBOT (from the Hebrew ab, a father, through the Syriac abba, Lat. abbas, gen. abbatis, O.E. abbad, fr. late Lat. form abbad-em changed in 13th century under influence of the Lat. form to abbat, used alternatively till the end of the 17th century; Ger. Ab
- ABBOT, EZRA (1819-1884)
- ABBOT, GEORGE (1603-1648)
- ABBOT, ROBERT (1588?–1662?)
- ABBOT, WILLIAM (1798-1843)
abbot
.
His See also:hobby was gardening, and it is believed that many of the 123 varieties of See also:pears and 146 varieties of apples for which the district is famous were due to his skill and enterprise
.
See also:Edward I. stayed in the abbey for a See also:short See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time in 1303 and Queen Mary spent two nights in it in 1562
.
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